Chesterton Community College: school finances
Healthy
Holds £381k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Cambridgeshire · Secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: EASTERN LEARNING ALLIANCE can move money between its schools. The reserve includes this school's per-pupil share of the trust's central reserve.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £6.8m | £6.7m | +£103k | £128k | 977 |
2019-20 | £7.2m | £7.9m | -£770k | -£135k | 993 |
2020-21 | £6.6m | £6.9m | -£265k | -£539k | 993 |
2021-22 | £8.7m | £8.6m | +£19k | -£654k | 1,007 |
2022-23 | £9.9m | £9.9m | -£3k | -£872k | 1,041 |
2023-24 | £10.6m | £10.6m | +£71k | £180k | 1,121 |
2024-25 | £11.9m | £10.5m | +£1.4m | £381k | 1,130 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 secondary schools outside London closest in size and in the share of pupils on free school meals. Its reserve, as a share of income, is higher than 27% of them. It spends £9,250 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,251.
This school Middle half of similar schools Similar schools’ median
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| Spending per pupil | This school | Similar schools (median) | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
Teachers | £5,476 | £4,296 | £4,149–£4,447 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £540 | £676 | £543–£898 |
Supply staff | £0 | £105 | £38–£150 |
Admin and clerical | £96 | £453 | £285–£548 |
Premises | £536 | £423 | £352–£465 |
Energy | £72 | £134 | £113–£155 |
Learning resources & ICT | £768 | £500 | £351–£585 |
Bought-in services | £31 | £82 | £38–£176 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Trinity School Large reserves
- Samuel Ward Academy Healthy
- St Simon Stock Catholic School Large reserves
- Crofton School In deficit
- Hagley Catholic High School Large reserves
- English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy Large reserves
- The Eastwood Academy Large reserves
- Denefield School Large reserves
- Ormiston Rivers Academy Large reserves
- Hartford Church of England High School Large reserves
- St Edward's College In deficit
- Elizabeth Woodville School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £8.8m | £7,755 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £285k | £252 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £3.1m | £2,738 |
Money raised by parents
CHESTERTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE PARENT & TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1141373, Registered) raised £22k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £22k | £20k |
2024-08 | £22k | £20k |
2023-08 | £23k | £20k |
2022-08 | £15k | £18k |
2021-08 | £9k | £2k |
Matched to this school by name and postcode from the Charity Commission register. Parent associations' money isn't in the school's accounts above.
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £768 a pupil, against a typical £500 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on teachers is £5,476 a pupil, against a typical £4,296 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £536 a pupil, against a typical £423 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- How does the school decide what the money the parents' association raises is spent on?
Check these figures
Every figure here comes from the school's published return to the DfE. Check it on the DfE benchmarking page for this school, and see how the status is worked out.
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